US20050017606A1

US20050017606A1 - Entertainment movie unit for use within a restaurant

Info

Publication number: US20050017606A1
Application number: US10/623,404
Authority: US
Inventors: Edgar Chiquin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2003-07-21
Filing date: 2003-07-21
Publication date: 2005-01-27

Abstract

A method for providing entertainment inside a restaurant includes a portable DVD player mounted on a sliding wooden tray underneath a table or booth inside the restaurant. The customers of the restaurant choose what movie they would like to view from a menu while dining at the restaurant by contacting the waiter. The waiter selects the DVD movie and inserts it in the portable DVD player by sliding the wooden tray from underneath the table or booth. The customers then proceed to view the DVD movie with a remote that is given to them by the waiter. Once the customer(s) is ready to leave the restaurant, the customer is given the bill and leaves the DVD movie for the waiter to collect, and closes the portable DVD player along with sliding the wooden tray back underneath the table or booth. The portable DVD player is securely fixed underneath the table with an anti-theft wire. References 3979156 September 1976 Gross. 4062606 December 1977 Peets. 4066305 January 1978 Gazarek. 4316082 February 1982 Fritz. 4345803 August 1982 Heck. 4369948 January 1983 Kraus. 4449762 May 1984 Turner. 4482064 November 1984 Berke, et al. 4496200 January 1985 Hagstrom et al. 4511111 April 1985 Godfrey et al.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to sliding wooden trays for sustaining small electronics or the like.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of small electronics in association with wooden sliding trays such as computer keyboards and computer mouse trays is well known. As the sliding wooden tray is not always needed, it is known to slide underneath the table or desk upon which the computer keyboard or mouse tray may rest. A sliding tray underneath the desk or table allows the computer keyboard or mouse to be pulled from underneath the table or desk so that the operator may operate the machine and input instructions to the machine via the keyboard or mouse. When the keyboard or mouse is not in use, the tray is pushed back underneath the table or desk and thus does not provide an obstacle to persons walking past the desk or table. An operator can choose whether or not to operate the machine with the sliding wooden tray remaining in a resting position underneath the table or desk. It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a new sliding wooden tray for a portable DVD player allowing the operator to view a DVD movie while eating inside a restaurant if they so choose.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A sliding wooden tray includes portable DVD player and a slid able tray supporting it. The tray has attached thereto two major rails that are vertically mounted to the underneath of a table or booth inside a restaurant with the lip of the table or booth identical that of the sliding tray whenever the sliding tray is in a rested or closed position. When the tray is extended outward for viewing purposes, the tray allows the operator to open the portable DVD player and therefore function the machine.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is an isometric view of the invention 10. The invention has a major rail 11 on its left-hand side and a major rail 12 on its right-hand side.
A minor rail 13 is attached to the bottom of major rail 11. Another minor rail 14 is attached to the bottom of major rail 12. A sliding tray 15 is supported by minor rail 13 and minor rail 14. The sliding tray 15 is free to slide back and forth along axis 100 of the invention. Major rail 11 has a top side 20 which is affixed to the bottom of a table at a restaurant. Major rail 12 has a top side 21 which is affixed to the bottom of a table at a restaurant.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the invention as it would look attached to the bottom of a table 200 at a restaurant.
FIG. 3 is a right-hand side view of the invention as it would look attached to the bottom of a table 200 at a restaurant with the sliding tray 15 in the unused position 50.
FIG. 4 is a left-hand side view of the invention as it would look attached to the bottom of a table 200 at a restaurant with the sliding tray 15 in the used position 51.

Claims

1. An entertainment movie unit inside a restaurant for viewing movies, the entertainment movie unit comprising:

a wooden tray sited underneath the surface of a table or booth thereof;

a wooden tray means having a surface for supporting the portable DVD player;

means coupling the tray means and the housing for slide-out movement of the wooden tray means through the underneath of the table or booth to a sliding in and out position wherein the portable DVD player is outside the table or booth and accessible for opening and viewing purposes, and to a closed position wherein the wooden tray is located underneath the table or booth for storage;

an anti-theft wire connected to the wooden tray means; the anti-theft wire having one link on the portable DVD player and the other link on the underneath of the table with a strong adhesive, the link on the portable DVD player cooperating with the housing to slide the wooden tray from underneath table or booth when the tray means is in its slide-out position when the portable DVD player is pivoted to a generally vertically orientation; and

means for supporting the tray so that the front of the wooden tray is in generally horizontal orientation while the tray is in its slide-in position, the front face of the wooden tray being relative to the lip of the side said surface from the table or booth means, in a vertical position two side supports fixed to the underneath of the said table or booth with a relatively strong wood adhesive means, and providing support for the wooden tray to slide in and out from underneath the said table or booth and remain in a rested position with the portable DVD player is on its surface mostly always connected for power on a multi AC outlet power tap with other portable DVD players inside the restaurant.

2. The entertainment movie unit of claim land including a portable DVD player and further including strong Velcro (trademark) underneath the said portable DVD player means on the top surface of the wooden tray for locating a fixed surface of the tray means, providing a strong support for viewing selected movies on the said portable DVD player.

3. The entertainment movie unit of claim 1 and wherein the wooden tray means includes a forward lip means on the tray means for locating a forward surface of the portable DVD player, to the lowest front trim on the table or booth inside a restaurant of claim 1 wherein the sliding wooden tray further comprises said two wooden side supports underneath a said table or booth the portable DVD player resting on the wooden tray means and including an input remote signal wherein the signal is transmitted to the unit with a relatively small remote control given to the operator.

4. The entertainment movie unit of claim 1 and wherein a portable DVD player is supported on the tray means.

5. An entertainment movie unit inside a restaurant for viewing movies, the entertainment movie unit comprising:

a wooden tray sited underneath the surface of a table or booth thereof;

a wooden tray means having a surface for supporting the portable DVD player;

means coupling the tray means and the housing for slide-out movement of the wooden tray means through the underneath of the table or booth to a sliding in and out position wherein the portable DVD player is outside the table or booth and accessible for opening and viewing purposes, allowing the operator access to the portable DVD player, and to a closed position wherein the wooden tray means is located within the housing for storage of the portable DVD player underneath the table or booth for storage;

6. The entertainment movie unit of claim 5 and including a portable DVD player, the portable DVD player resting on the sliding tray means and further including strong Velcro (trademark) underneath the said portable DVD player means on the top surface of the wooden tray for locating a fixed surface of the tray means, wherein the surface of the closing tray means the portable DVD player is resting firmly, providing a strong support for viewing selected movies on the said portable DVD player.

7. The entertainment movie unit of claim 5 and wherein the wooden tray means seals the front face of the housing of the tray means for locating a forward surface of the portable DVD player, to the lowest front trim on the table or booth inside a restaurant of claim 1 wherein the sliding wooden tray further comprises said two wooden side supports underneath a said table or booth the portable DVD player resting on the wooden tray means and including an input remote signal wherein the signal is transmitted to the unit with a relatively small remote control given to the operator.

8. The entertainment movie unit of claim 5 and wherein a portable DVD player is supported on the tray means.